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d. 1905 England
James Hudson Taylor (May 21, 1832 – June 3, 1905), Christian missionary to China in the Methodist tradition, and founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed as Overseas Missionary Fellowship, OMF International in 1964). He served there for 51 years, bringing over 800 missionaries to the country resulting in 18,000 Chinese converts to Christianity.
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For our Master’s sake, may He make us willing to do or suffer all His will.
True devotion will rather ask to be allowed to give, and will count as loss all which may not be given up for the Lord’s sake.
We have so often been disappointed that we must not be too sure of anything, save of God’s help and presence which He will never withhold.
If we are faithful to GOD in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.
It is not lost time to wait upon God!
Let there be no reservation; give yourselves up fully and wholly to Him whose you are and whom you wish to serve in this work; and then there can be no disappointment.
The work of a true missionary is work indeed, often very monotonous, apparently not very successful, and carried on through great and varied but unceasing difficulties.
Where the need is greatest let us be found gladly obeying the MASTER’S command. For it is in the harvest-field, it is among the reapers, that we shall find Him.
The highest service demands the greatest sacrifice, but it secures the fullest blessing and the greatest fruitfulness.
I am in great straits for funds. I am happy about it. The Lord may take away all our troublesome people through it and give us true-hearted ones instead.
Real trust in God cannot be confounded.
All God's giants have been weak men, who did great things for God because they reckoned on His being with them
Satan may build a hedge about us and fence us in and hinder our movements, but he cannot roof us in and prevent our looking up.
Those who do not make God Lord of all, do not make Him Lord at all
Many there are who fail to see that there can be but one lord, and that those who do not make GOD Lord of all do not make Him Lord at all.
If you want blessing, make room for it.
But God makes no mistakes; according to their service He divides the help, and those who are called to the holiest service are those who can have least assistance.
There are three great truths, 1st, That there is a God; 2nd, That He has spoken to us in the Bible; 3rd, That He means what He says. Oh, the joy of trusting Him!
You are not sent to preach death and sin and judgment, but life and holiness and salvation – not to be a witness against the people, but to be a witness for God – to preach the good news – Christ Himself.
The use of means ought not to lessen our faith in GOD; and our faith in GOD ought not to hinder our using whatever means He has given us for the accomplishment of His own purposes.
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